After joining Jarden as its portfolio strategy director in February this year a new recruit has been promoted to the company's head of wealth solutions.

A series of online licensing support workshops jointly hosted by Fidelity Life and the Financial Markets Authority have attracted almost 200 adviser registrations.

In efforts to protect its status as a default KiwiSaver provider, the BNZ will lower fees for its KiwiSaver and YouWealth funds to 0.45% at the end of the month.

The Compliance Refinery has continued its growth spurt with the company employing an anti-money laundering expert to bolster its team of compliance professionals.

Cryptocurrency advocates say embracing the new digital technology is a once in a generation opportunity while New Zealand's major financial regulators have adopted a more cautious approach to the controversial currency.

The Financial Markets Authority has announced the appointment of an experienced international regulator to take over from Rob Everett who leaves at the end of October.

The latest Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme Annual report has been released showing accepted complaints have increased by 25% across the insurance industry.

Southern Cross Trust's longstanding chief executive has resigned and will hand the reins onto the company's chief operating officer.

There have been mixed reactions to NZ Funds' zero-fee KiwiSaver fund coming to market with some commentators saying it's a bold move while others say it's simply a "loss leader".

Twenty-one Kiwi investment managers have made this year's Responsible Investment Association Australasia list of Responsible Investment Leaders.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will be looking for a new deputy governor when the position is vacated early next year.

Questions have been raised about the Financial Advice NZ Trusted Adviser status of three owners of FoxPlan after the company was censured by the FMA.

AIA NZ has recruited a new chief technology officer who has extensive experience in IT operations, software, and infrastructure delivery working in organisations in London, New York, Auckland and Singapore.

A long-time life insurance adviser is warning fellow advisers with fire and general portfolios to check their contracts after finding he couldn't on-sell his client book.

Asteron Life is extending the benefits of its popular Best Doctors service, currently only available to customers with disability insurance products, to eligible insurance advisers.

Online share trading platform Sharesies says it has tightened its client identification processes and says no customer funds were ever at risk after a formal warning by the FMA.